{"id":352,"date":"2019-05-10T05:30:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T12:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=352"},"modified":"2019-04-05T13:38:48","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T20:38:48","slug":"dogs-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/dogs-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Dogs in Space"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dogs in Space<\/strong><\/em>
\nby Vix Southgate; illus. by Iris Deppe
\n32 pages; ages 5-7
\nKane Miller, 2019<\/p>\n

It was a cold, gloomy night in the backstreets of Moscow.<\/em><\/p>\n

The year is 1951. Belka and Strelka are among the strays living on the streets. They rummage through trash cans, scrounging for any food they can find. One night they smell fresh meat. While other strays cower in the shadows, Belka and Strelka approach the man, begging for more food.<\/p>\n

That man was Oleg, a scientist, and he was searching for two dogs brave enough for an important space mission.<\/p>\n

What I like about this book: We learn about the space race through the story of Oleg and these dogs. Even though their mission is simple \u2013 orbit the earth \u2013 these canine cosmonauts need special training. They need to be able to stay calm when loud noises happen around them. They need to be able to stand on a vibrating platform.<\/p>\n

Belka and Strelka pass the tests and earn their very own space suits. In 1960 they launch into space, blazing a trail for human astronauts to follow.<\/p>\n

Of course there\u2019s back matter! One spread explains the space race, and another gives a timeline of space exploration from 1960 to 1998. What\u2019s next? Possibly a trip to Mars.<\/p>\n

Head over to Archimedes N<\/a>otebook for another review and some beyond-the-book activities.<\/p>\n

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It’s STEM Friday!<\/a> (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2019 Sue Heavenrich <\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dogs in Space by Vix Southgate; illus. by Iris Deppe 32 pages; ages 5-7 Kane Miller, 2019 It was a cold, gloomy night in the backstreets of Moscow. The year is 1951. Belka and Strelka are among the strays living on the streets. They rummage through trash cans, scrounging for any food they can find. … <\/p>\n

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